#b3b7a9

Color #b3b7a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b7a9

RGB

rgb(179, 183, 169)

HSL

hsl(77.1, 8.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(77.1, 7.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 7.7%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(73.75, -3.96, 6.63)

LCH

lch(73.75, 7.72, 120.85)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.02, 120.03)

HWB

hwb(77.1, 66.3%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada9b7

Analogous

#b7b4a9

#b3b7a9

#acb7a9

Triadic

#b3b7a9

#a9b3b7

#b7a9b3

Split-complementary

#b3b7a9

#a9acb7

#b4a9b7

Tetradic

#b3b7a9

#a9b7ad

#ada9b7

#b7a9b3

Square

#b3b7a9

#a9b7b4

#ada9b7

#b7a9ac

Shades

Color #b3b7a9 mixed toward black.

#979c89

#7a806b

#5b6050

#3d4035

#1e201b

Tints

Color #b3b7a9 mixed toward white.

#c0c3b7

#cccfc6

#d9dbd4

#e6e7e2

#f2f3f1

Tones

Color #b3b7a9 mixed toward gray.

#b2b6aa

#b2b5ab

#b1b3ac

#b1b2ae

#b0b1af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ad · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b4ad · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#b3afb0 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 7.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b7a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b7a9]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#b3b7a9 (#b3b7a9) is rgb(179, 183, 169) in RGB.

No, #b3b7a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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